Unsexy companies are sexy now: Startups seek safety as the technology crisis continues

Unsexy companies are sexy now: Startups seek safety as the technology crisis continues

Australian venture capital firm Flying Fox Ventures is focusing on decidedly unsexy startups, its partners say, as local investors modify their strategies in the wake of the tech downturn over the past 18 months. Flying Fox led a $1.4 million ($750,000) investment round in British accounting startup Mayday, which founder Rachael Neumann says is part …

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African countries will seek to expand duty-free access to U.S. markets

African countries will seek to expand duty-free access to U.S. markets

MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, Associated Press 22 minutes ago JOHANNESBURG (AP) An extension of a U.S. program that allows sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets is expected to be high on the agenda of the U.S. Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade forum that begins in South Africa on Thursday . Officials, including U.S. …

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